The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-01-21

You queer little baby, way over The sea.
Tell u.s. oh, tell us, how canit be-
Aren't Japanese baby clothes ever too tight2
Don'tJapanesc babies wake up IN the nisht2
Do Japanese teeth come through without
Or Japanese children tease babies in vain?
Don't Japanese pins have points that prick?
Wont Japanese collie make little folk sick?
You queer little baby, IL secret there be,
Send IL, oh, send it way over tho sea!
There is no such secret, Far of in Japan
Some babies can cry, ana they'll prove that
they can!
Anna 9. Vincent, in St. Nicholas for October.
Scan q lawyer be honest?' asks an
exchange. Don't know. No precedent
has been established. Nci0 Haren
NeCs.
"How can you give me such u dirty
napkin rs that?" beg pardon, sir;
got folded the wrong way sir. There,
sir, how's that nowP''- German FIN.
A little girl wrote in her composition
of Boston recently: 1.-The state-housc 10
a handsome building on Beacon street.
with huge abdomen on top"
Some one asks: "What has become
of the daisyPp Briefly, she has gone
back to the city and is staying in the
house waiting for her freckles to disap-
pear. --Ncao HaceR NeeoS
The Government of France pays
100000 for supporting the ballet of the
Paris opera. The appropriation is made
under one of the public charties--re-
lief for aged women. Burlington Free
Press.
When Egypt carved out her best SON.
.lxo, ~ IN at 10
sumo the barbarous role of Moloch. In
our day, however, most any barber will
perform the part of mowlock. - Yonkeys
Gazette.
No young man has yet Deen found
with the hardihood TO ring Il chestnut
gong when the young lady's father OBJ
serves from the top of the steps, '.Do
you know 10 o'clock has struck?'-
Ne,o HaUcn NctcS.
in Philadelphia: Miss II. in society.
Would be pleased TO have YOU
bring Mr.. Van Kupnar OF New York to
cali? First tell Inc about his family"
Mr.. Montrose--"O, they were all well
when nc left D. lid Bus
..Whatr' exclaimed Fogg, reading
the newspaper. Fifty Christians kill
ed in Cochin China! For heavens sake,
how many have they got? Well, thank
goodness, such thing couldn't happen
here" Boston Transcript.
We have good many rising young
men in this country, but somehow you
don't notice them in the crowded horse
ear unless the woman who wants to get
on has more than an ordinary share OF
youth and beauty. S0aacrUillc Journal.
I'm press thee, press thee yet again."
sang the rtcd-in-thc-middle man
ut the social the other night, and all the
fellows he mad borrowed from for two
years back went out ia the cool for fear
he would keep his word Yonkcrs
Statesman.
II am going to do just as l plan
ned to do. said Mrs. IIenpeck, land
I'd like to see anybody stop me. Where
there's will there's way" 1.-THE
trouble with YOU" said Henpcck, very,
. very slowly, sis that where there's
will there's a on't."--Burdsttc.
Sentimental young miss-"And do
you really believe, Mr.. Ransom, that
matches are made in Heaven?" Parson
Gust back from his vacation) 81 did,
Miss Peters, but am firmly convinced
now that q good many of them are
made at the summer-resorts. lid Bits.
On the boulevard old fell ow,
how about your lawsuit with u. You
said three months ago that the rascal
had robbed you of 100000 francs" 20!
we settled it amicably." How SOP"
"Why, he is to marry my daughter; he
accepts the 100000 for the dowry. y
French Fun.
Il feel as If were III lcavcnw said
an ardent admirer. who was slow in
popping the question. to n young lady.
Il wish you did" was the rcioinder.
why, do you doubt my wordp" re-
proachfully. ''Well---well-they say
marriages are made in Heaven, she re-
piled. She wears I'M engagement ring
now.-Ncw York San.
Husband-"I have been making my
will. dear, leaving you everything. with
--ah--full power to remarry." Wife
20 darling, neverr' Husband--"Yes,
love. And with sardonic chuckle)
in that ease | shall feel assured there
will be at least one who will daily de-
plore my death. Punch.
well, what were you brought up
on?' asked the Justice as blcar-eyed
tramp stepped up to tho bar. Judge,
was brought up on the bottle" was
the quick response. The Justice eyed
him sternly moment, and then cjacu-
lated: "Ten days for drunkenness and
So for contempt of court. "--Rapa5ler.
Il will add" concluded the young
man who was applying for situation,
that l am college graduate" 20,
that won't make any difference" was
the reassuring reply, ''if you stick to
your work and. besides, we want some
body about the place who is strong
enough to carry in coal. ''--Ncw York
Sun.
Modern children--Little girl to her
friends: ELSA, what are you doing
with the book On the False Education
of Our ChildrenP l hope you are not
reading it-'' 20, no; l merely found it
in mammals room, and took it along to
lock 1t up SO that mamma may not read